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I noticed that after I bought some old less known books for < $50, few weeks later they would cost over $1000. I think to myself that now for the amount these b

I noticed that after I bought some old less known books for < $50, few weeks later they would cost over $1000. I think to myself that now for the amount these books are worth I could buy myself a condo in the Caribbean. Joking of course. This type of bot pricing is very irritating. Sometimes when I want to buy a book for research I need to wait a lot for it to have a normal price if someone bought it before me.

Scoundreller 6y ago
I know ebay now let’s you “pause” listings; but they didn’t used to. If you discontinued your listing, it was eventually lost forever; so the best way to pause your listing was to just set a ridiculous price. I have a listing like this for some tiny screws that I seem to have lost, but might one day find.
- ecommerceguy 6y ago
  Both Amazon and eBay have vacation modes that have been around for as long as I can remember.
  - kombucha111 6y ago
    Yeah but vacation still presents the listing and allows purchase.
    - charred5 6y ago
      "Vacation Settings" for Amazon sellers doesn't show the listing to buyers, except when it's Fulfilled by Amazon. https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html?itemID=200135620&language=en-US&ref=mpbc_200219380_cont_200135620 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html?itemID=20... eBay seems to have a similar option with "Pause item sales": https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/ebay-stores/manage-ebay-store?id=4090 https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/ebay-stores/manage-ebay-st...
kens 6y ago
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- Balgair 6y ago
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Scoundreller 6y ago

I know ebay now let’s you “pause” listings; but they didn’t used to. If you discontinued your listing, it was eventually lost forever; so the best way to pause your listing was to just set a ridiculous price. I have a listing like this for some tiny screws that I seem to have lost, but might one day find.

ecommerceguy 6y ago
Both Amazon and eBay have vacation modes that have been around for as long as I can remember.
- kombucha111 6y ago
  Yeah but vacation still presents the listing and allows purchase.
  - charred5 6y ago
    "Vacation Settings" for Amazon sellers doesn't show the listing to buyers, except when it's Fulfilled by Amazon. https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html?itemID=200135620&language=en-US&ref=mpbc_200219380_cont_200135620 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html?itemID=20... eBay seems to have a similar option with "Pause item sales": https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/ebay-stores/manage-ebay-store?id=4090 https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/ebay-stores/manage-ebay-st...

kens 6y ago

If you're waiting for a book to reach a reasonable price, the site camelcamelcamel.com lets you set a price target for a book and informs you when the Amazon price falls to that target. It also provides historical price data so you can see if the current price is good or bad. (I have no connection to the site except I find it useful.)

Balgair 6y ago
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